Pistol-stock gun.



F. H. HIGH.

PISTOL STOCK GUN.

. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7. 1914/ (Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

FREDERICK HERMAN HIGH, OF FORT WORTH, TE XA S.

PISTOL-STOCK GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

Application filed November 7, 1914. Serial No. 870,840.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK HERMAN HIGH, citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pistol-Stock Guns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to firearms and in particular to a pistol stock gun having a detachable stock member which is reversibly mounted upon the permanent stock, whereby the gun may be made to occupy a small amount of space for storage purposes in order that the piece may be carried conveniently in a suit case or hand bag, on automobile, boat, or railway tours, and may thus be available at all times for use in hunting game of any sort, whenever the opportunity to engage in this sport presents itself.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide breech mechanism which is constructed of few parts which, are adapted to afford a rebounding action of the hammer, and which will be reliable and efficient in operation and not apt to get out of order readily.

The invention consists in the features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, in w ich:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shot gun constructed in accordance with the invention, the stock member being applied thereto in its operative position; F1g. 2 1s a s1m1lar view showing the stock member in its inoperative position upon the stock proper; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the gun as shown inFig. 2.

In the drawings, the numeral 1' deslgnates the smoothbore barrel of the gun which is connected pivotally with .the frame 2 by means of the usual fo m of frame joint 3.

Mounted within the pistol stock 13 is a manipulating arm 11 which when pulled rearwardly by the finger of the hand grasping the said stock will actuate sultable locking mechanism for the barrel 1 so that the said barrel may be released, but is adapted to be automatically locked on on the return of the barrel to its closed position, the looking mechanism being of any approved form, and is not shown.

Mounted in the pistol stock 13 is the hammer 14 of the firing mechanism, the hammer being supported upon a transverse pivot pin 15 in the usual manner. The firing mechanism is operative through the medium of the trigger 32 which is pivotally mounted within the frame by means of the transverse pivot pin 33, and is actuated by hand as usual. The gun frame is provided on its left side with a removable plate 34 which may be detached to afford access to the interiorly disposed parts of the firing mechanism.

A skeleton stock member 35, which is formed from a strip of resilient metal in conformance with the general contour of a wooden gun stock, is adapted to be connected with the pistol stock 13 of the frame, which latter is provided'in its rear face with superimposed, L-shaped slots 36 extending transversely therethrough for the reception of the oppositely bent, forward ends 37 of the strip which forms the stock member, the vertically disposed arms of the slots 36 being extended in opposite directions. A coil sprin 38 is formed between the forward ends 0 the stock member and is adapted normally to maintain the said ends relatively spaced to a greater extent than the slots 36, whereby the yieldable portions of the strip forming the stock member will have to be compressed to bring the ends 37 into proper spaced relation to each other for engagement within the said slots. The spring 38 will thus be placed under tension and will serve to retain the stock member in position upon the pistol stock. An auxiliary set of stock slots 39, each of which is identical in construction to either of the slots 3, is provided in the front face of the stock 13, in order that the stock member may be engaged therewith in a position wherein the gun as a whole is very short and occupies a minimum amount of space, whereby it may be stored conveniently in a traveling bag or the like.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it should be apparent that we have rovided a firearm which is. extremely simp e in construction, is reliable and efiicient in operation, and is adapted peculiarly for use by tourists and other sportsmen who desire a gun which may be stored in a small space for transportation purposes.

What is claimed is 1. A firearm of the class described comprising a barrel, firing mechanism therefor, and a frame having a depending pistol stock, the said stock being provided with a pair of oppositely extending L-shaped slots arranged in vertically spaced relation to each other, and a skeleton stock member constructed from a strip of resilient material having yieldable portions provided with laterally bent ends for detachable engagement within the stock slots.

2. A firearm of the class described comprising a barrel, firing mechanism therefor, and a frame having a depending pistol stock, the said stock being provided with a pair of oppositely extending L-shaped slots arranged in vertically spaced relation to each other, a skeleton stock member con structed from a strip of resilient material having yieldable portions provided with laterally bent ends for detachable engagement within the stock slots, and yieldable means for normally maintaining the said ends of the stock member in greater spaced relation to each other than the space between the stock slots.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

F. M. PETERSON, R. B. KNAUR. 

